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VAMatt said:
DonFerrari said:

If we want to talk history we would have to put either Gran Turismo or Final Fantasy on that. Both have had impact greater than Halo and sold more as well.

Sure none were the sole reason to own the system as there were plenty more good on it, but impact per see they win. FF VII single handily put PS ahead of N64 and GT created sim racing basically alone and never dropped from leading sales. 

You should pay attention to the criteria I used.  It makes all the difference.

Final Fantasy isn't a first-party game, so it doesn't meet the criteria.

As for GT, I don't think it has had anywhere near the impact of Halo.  GT heavily influenced sim racers, so one could say it is directly responsible for the existence of Forza (which is, arguably, MS' biggest IP right now). That's about where its influence stops though, at least in terms of top-tier, AAA stuff.  But, Halo established (didn't invent, but did push to the forefront) the dominance of an entire genre of games that really pushed gaming forward.  It made online competitive shooter play a thing, which in turn brought about the dominance of CoD (unarguably the most commercially important series ever).  FPS' are, in many ways, the most commercially important genre ever, and certainly they're the most important for the growth of online gaming.  All of that is owed, in large part, to Halo.  You've really had FPS' and sports games that pushed gaming into the lives of every young male with the financial means to afford the hobby.  FPS' all owe a debt to Halo, and gaming in general owes a debt to FPS'.  I just don't see GT as being in the same ballpark (not that its not significant, but that it just didn't have the widespread impact of Halo).   

We can remove or give significance however we choose, like GT have sold more than Halo, have longer heritage, and still selling more than it. Also it dominates its genre since inception until today. Was for about 3 gens also the highest selling 1st party game for Sony.

There were FPS and there were multiplayer local and over internet (even on consoles) before Halo. Sure it is the one that made competitive FPS multiplayer on consoles, but we can take as much impact from it as you did for GT, you see. 



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